![]() Should you use DreamPlan Home Designer?ĭreamPlan isn’t going to give the big-name CAD firms any sleepless nights, but then it isn’t intended to: it’s more like Sketchup than a dedicated architectural program and it’s aimed squarely at domestic users who want to plan that decking, experiment with extension ideas, plan their garden, see what furniture would look best in the front room or remodel their kitchen. When it comes to sharing your plans with others, the options are fairly limited: you can export your project as a model in Wavefront OBJ or Stereolithography STL format or share an image to your favourite social network. You can then draw the 3D items on top of the plan and hide the original when everything’s in its right place. To do that you’ll need to know (or guess) the dimensions of a wall, line or other feature in the drawing if you can’t provide that, DreamPlan can’t work out what’s going on. One of DreamPlan’s most interesting features is its Trace Wizard, which enables you to import any JPG or PNG file (such as a floor plan) and then trace over the top of it. We found the user interface a little unintuitive, especially when it comes to moving around your design (Image credit: Carrie Marshall) There’s also a useful landscaping brush that you can quickly use to deform the default flat landscape to add realistic hills and dips. That makes creating a new room or structure incredibly quick. Then it’s just a matter of putting it into place for items that tend to repeat, such as walls or fencing, you select your start point and the item is automatically repeated as you move the mouse around. ![]() Selecting one of those items displays its properties including its style and color as well as item-specific details such as the slope and size of a roof or the width and tread height of stairs. ![]() ![]() There are five sets of predefined objects – building, exterior, interior, decks and landscaping – and context-sensitive toolbars for each, so for example tapping on Building gives you walls, windows, doors, floors, ceilings and so on. The navigation may be sluggish but creating is very quick, even in 3D. Unlike many other home design apps, DreamPlan enables you to create your structure while working in 3D view (Image credit: Carrie Marshall) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Inverse of Ammunition Conservation, where the priority is to utilize the absolute least dakka necessary. The name comes from Warhammer 40,000, where it is the Ork onomatopoeia for machine gun firing, and their general term for rapid fire capacity: "dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka.". Related to When All You Have Is a Hammer…, more dakka is a Sub-Trope of Spam Attack, but with bullets. Not to Be Confused with baka, as there certainly IS such a thing as too much baka. Also contrast Ammunition Conservation, when a character shows restraint regarding how much ammunition they use. Contrast Improbable Aiming Skills, when a character uses amazing accuracy instead of volume of fire. If dealing with energy weapons (IE: weapons powered by electrical/plasma/etc instead of bullets), its counterpart is Beam Spam. See Macross Missile Massacre, which is basically this except with missiles, and Bullet Hell, which is the Logical Extreme version of this trope in video games. On a more restrained scale, The Gunslinger may specialize in squeezing more dakka out of seemingly ordinary firearms with Guns Akimbo, which can also be downright terrifying. If you're strong enough, you always have an option of taking a heavier weapon off its mount. Gatling Good is a common way of achieving more dakka, and you can expect to see gratuitous camera shots devoted to torrents of spent shell casings produced by the volume of fire. And sometimes, the guns in question are really, really big. Aim is also a factor: large volumes of fire accomplish surprisingly little in the case of A-Team Firing or if the shooters are graduates of the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy. Occasionally, the only point of a seemingly overwhelming and gratuitous show of force is to hammer home the point that the Monster of the Week simply cannot be defeated through ordinary means. After all, There Is No Kill like Overkill. More dakka can even work against targets where conventional attacks are normally ineffective - even if each shot only does Scratch Damage, it will succumb to a Death of a Thousand Cuts eventually. Modern automatic weapons can achieve the rates of fire required for more dakka all by themselves, but using a whole bunch of slower-firing guns works too. While Improbable Aiming Skills are all very well and good, sometimes you just need to throw a wall of bullets at the target - perhaps your foe can Dodge the Bullet, or you're up against a whole army of Mooks at once. More Dakka is the art of solving problems by unloading as many rounds of ammunition at them as possible. ![]() Cracked, "5 Weapons Myths You Probably Believe (Thanks to Movies)" ![]() ![]() ![]() Since opening, The AT&T Discovery District has created new growth in a previously inactive area of Dallas. and the City of Dallas’ Downtown Dallas 360 plan, which aims to advance urban mobility, build complete neighborhoods, and promote great placemaking. ![]() Throughout years of planning, the architecture and design team helped facilitate discussions between the client and the Dallas city council, as well as neighboring hotels, businesses, and residences to present the proposed media-rich space.Īfter conducting numerous hearing sessions with the public and city officials, the project acquired unanimous approval.Īdditionally, the design and implementation of The AT&T Discovery District is in line with the Downtown Dallas Inc. This immersive media-rich experience enables curated take-overs of lighting, audio, and digital content. ![]() The District cleverly combines physical and digital environments with a matrix of fully connected digital platforms, seamlessly integrated into the buildings and landscape. The AT&T Discovery District has recently been awarded a 2022 American Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Sign up to keep your eye on what’s new and next in Dallas-Fort Worth, every day.After years of planning and discussions with the client, the Dallas city council, as well as neighboring hotels, businesses, and residences, the AT&T Discovery District by Barry Hand of Gensler with Studio Outside established a new landmark for the city and its people.Īt the forefront of innovation, The AT&T Discovery District blurs the boundaries between corporate and lifestyle environments by transforming the company’s global headquarters into an enticing urban campus inclusive to all. with additional information on the experience’s COVID-19 modifications. The store is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. The experience will be at the AT&T Discovery District Store from now until Feb. (Due to COVID-19, headgear won’t be used.)ĪT&T’s retail locations follow social distancing and mask guidelines outlined by local government, according to the company. Some that would normally be touch-enabled have been modified to use a sanitized and recyclable stylus. The experiences will be motion-activated, on smartphones, and on the large immersive column in the store. Everything happening in its 5G-AR universe is connected, AT&T says. Users can explore life-sized 3D props from the new movie, including Wonder Woman’s armor and her “lasso of truth.” It’s a universe for users: If someone tries on Wonder Woman’s gauntlets and creates a shockwave in the store, other users in the store can experience the effects of the shockwave in their environment. READ NEXT Calendar: Not-to-Miss Virtual Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth Visitors can even see the store “destroyed” around them, according to AT&T. Thanks to 5G and augmented reality tech, fans can use Wonder Woman’s wrist gauntlets and stop bad guys by activating a shockwave (causing a rumble) in the store. But visitors to the AT&T Discovery District store in Downtown Dallas can experience parts of the movie now.Ī new activation by AT&T, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is also a destination experience. ![]() ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will hit theaters-and HBO Max-on Christmas Day. ![]() |